UPDATE: TMZ now reports that Dunn was the driver of the 2007 911 Porsche GT3, which was “fully engulfed in flames” when police found it.

Well this sucks. TMZ reportedly confirmed with Bam Margera’s mother that Ryan Dunn died in a car crash early this morning outside West Goshen Township. The 34-year-old Dunn was a member of the Jackass crew whose stunts included the toy-car-in-the-butt stunt Steve O wouldn’t do and driving the golf cart that flipped and almost killed Johnny Knoxville. In other words, some of their best bits.

Dunn and an unidentified person both died in the crash which happened around 3 a.m. at Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township. It’s unclear who was driving the car.
We’re told the car caught fire in the crash — and hours later, a tow truck was called to the scene to remove the charred wreckage.
Just hours before his death, Dunn posted a photo on Twitter showing himself drinking with friends. [TMZ]

Ryan Dunn joined the original crew of Jackass after producers Jeff Tremaine and Spike Jonze invited Bam Margera to be apart of their show after seeing Bam’s stunts in CKY2K. Margera soon brought Dunn onboard, saying, “He did a lot of dumb sh*t in high school, so I said come along for the ride.” Most recently, Dunn appeared on Minute to Win It and was hosting a new show (Proving Ground) on G4, which premiered on Tuesday.

Details of the crash aren’t yet known (right now, police are saying “speed may have been a factor”). It’s always weird when a guy who’s known for doing reckless stunts people expect to one day kill him ends up dying from something that could’ve killed anyone, like a car crash. It’s like a real-life Final Destination. Same thing got Sam Kinison.

At first I was like, “I dunno Vince, sounds like he coulda been driving drunk, which is a total jackass (if not Jackass thing to do. Then you said Final Destination, and I remembered the toy car up his ass, and the symmetry was a bit startling. I will say this, if he was driving drunk, he had better not been wearing those 3-D glasses from the last movie.

06.20.11 at 11:35 am

sarcastro

might be mistaken here, but wasn’t jackass a continuation of camp kill yourself? bam, ryan, brandon, all those dudes did cky.. and then johnny knoxville and a bunch of other hollywood dudes took it and turned it into jackass..

06.20.11 at 11:37 am

swizzle23

@Vince Actually I heard it on local Philly radio, who said they got it from “police sources who wish to remain anonymous as they have not been authorized to speak about it.” It’s mentioned in this local article, they just don’t pin down the exact speed:

Drunk driving? I never expected someone from Jackass to die in such a dumb way.

06.20.11 at 11:54 am

Stinky Peet

He died as he lived, doing something reckless and stupid.

06.20.11 at 11:59 am

bulldog

This sucks a big green one… My stepdaughter and I just got my husband to watch some Jackass episodes and then the last movie a few days ago. My husband is total opposite of me-uptight, buttoned up CEO type, but laughed his ass off!! His favorite, “the quiet one with the beard”… One more fan for Ryan before this happened…too sad.

06.20.11 at 12:00 pm

Patty Boots

The golf cart stunt was fantastic. RIP, you crazy person.

06.20.11 at 12:00 pm

Stinky Peet

Also Vince, Kinison is probably a bad comparison, the risks he took were strictly medicinal and I believe he was clean and sober when he died. A better one might be Robbie Moroso, who was a young NASCAR driver killed while driving like a drunk dipshit on the interstate. Police said he lost control while attempting an unfamiliar maneuver – a right turn.

06.20.11 at 12:03 pm

Shop 101

When you die in West Goshen Pa. how do they even know if you’re dead?

06.20.11 at 12:15 pm

Morton Salt

Despite this news, I still have Steve-O in the Jackass dead pool. I’m assuming it is a swimming pool filled with roadkill.

06.20.11 at 12:18 pm

Jessolido

Rest in Peace, Beard for which me and my poor, watered down Irish genes strived to grow.

As a fan of the CKY and Jackass stunts way back in the 2000s, I’m mostly shocked not to read “Naked on Rollerblades”, “In his ass” or “Off the roof of a church” anywhere in the official releases

06.20.11 at 12:22 pm

Burnsy

I always thought Rake or Brandon would have died first from overacting.

06.20.11 at 12:31 pm

essequemodeia

I suppose in the end Ryan Dunn was truly worthy of roasting.

06.20.11 at 12:47 pm

Moose

Did Ryan Dunn have the worst case of firecrotch, or what?

06.20.11 at 12:52 pm

First National Dank

I guess you could say Ryan, dunn goofed.

06.20.11 at 1:03 pm

The Jersey Devil

This just helps prove my theory . . . Sharing a jacuzzi with Bam Margera will eventually kill you.

06.20.11 at 1:07 pm

Sous Chef Gerard

Jackass 4ever put on permanent hiatus.

06.20.11 at 1:23 pm

Jacktion!

UPDATE: TMZ is now reporting that Dunn was the driver

Well, that solves the Who-Dunn-It.

06.20.11 at 1:29 pm

davidnowacki

Lord, why do you always take the stuntmen?!
Oh, right…

06.20.11 at 1:30 pm

davidnowacki

It’s not often someone gets fucked by a car twice.

06.20.11 at 1:39 pm

jryan154

he died how he lived; with car parts up his anus.

06.20.11 at 1:45 pm

Morton Salt

This Jackass’s last stunt was well-Dunn.

06.20.11 at 1:48 pm

Lester Hayes Mayes

If he was hosting a show on G4, was he really still living anyway?

06.20.11 at 1:50 pm

Crapbasket

Worst.Stunt.Evaaaaarrr!

06.20.11 at 1:53 pm

ChinoMoreno

Ryan Dunn. He is so hot right now.

06.20.11 at 1:53 pm

Crapbasket

Your move Knoxville you pussy faggot. Let’s see you top crashing a $120,000 sports car and burning to death in the wreckage. [air guitar] EXTREEEEMMMME!!!

06.20.11 at 1:54 pm

Stinky Peet

Did you know that the guy who wrote and performed the Jackass theme song (D. Boon) also died in a car accident? OMG TEH SONG IS CURSED! Quick get Nickelback to cover it!

06.20.11 at 1:57 pm

Crapbasket

I bet he was doing some sweet burn outs.

06.20.11 at 1:59 pm

Crapbasket

This was actually a joke on the passenger. That dude totally got burned. Good one Ryan!

06.20.11 at 2:10 pm

Pauly Dangerously

“Hi, I’m Ryan Dunn and this is ‘Porsche Hitting a Guard Rail, Then Hitting a Tree, Then Bursting Into Flames With Me Inside.'”

06.21.11 at 11:33 am

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